What color is #11A9DE?

#11A9DE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Thalassophile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11A9DE?

The RGB value is 17, 169, 222: 17 red, 169 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11A9DE?

The complementary color is #DE4611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11A9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11A9DE color

#11A9DE rgb(17, 169, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #11A9DE is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 66.3% green and 87.1% blue (17, 169, 222).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44AADD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#11A9DE color codes

HEX	`#11A9DE`
RGB	`rgb(17, 169, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 66.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 24%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, -17.08, -36.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 40.47, 245.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.598, 33.765, 74.156)`
Decimal	`1157598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11A9DE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #11A9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11A9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #11A9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11a9de; }
.text { color: #11a9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11a9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 169 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11a9de, #1143de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #11A9DE?: #11A9DE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Thalassophile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11A9DE?: The RGB value is 17, 169, 222: 17 red, 169 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11A9DE?: The complementary color is #DE4611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11A9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.